Schistophoron indicum

Schistophoron indicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Graphidales
Family: Graphidaceae
Genus: Schistophoron
Species:
S. indicum
Binomial name
Schistophoron indicum
Kr.P.Singh & Swarnal. (2011)

Schistophoron indicum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae.[1] Found in India, it was formally described as a new species in 2011. It is distinguished by its elongated, slit-like fruiting bodies that contain a powdery spore mass, and by its dark brown ascospores, which are broadly oval to nearly round in shape, divided into two to four cells, have smooth walls, and are relatively small in size.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Schistophoron indicum Kr.P. Singh & Swarnal". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ^ Singh, K.P.; Swarnalatha, G. (2011). "A new species of Schistophoron from India". The Lichenologist. 43 (3): 209–212. doi:10.1017/S0024282910000800.